Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Z Z Z Z Z CHAMER 12 Reading Stephen King's Skeleton Crew, senior Michael Scheffe enjoys these brief moments of privacy to contribute to his knowledge of mod- em literature. iPhoto by staff? SMALL TALK In the privacy of his own room, junior Ieremy Thompson spends his Thurs- day aftemoon conversing with a friend in an effort to make plans for the weekend. iPhoto by Leif Dovel 1 ft , ' 5 I L , 7 57 gf, A , Z ' A 1 I , i ii ' QI? ,xg :g'14'1f E E X e.....,...W....s iq l T.. S .A pt,-I My bedroom is a place where I can feel at home, literally. Where l can es- cape without being disturbed. !!! Todd Heinze UGZE EWS The bedroom, to teenagers the most sacred room in the house, is the one place where individuals can really express themselves or just escape from reality, if for just a few ephem- eral moments. My bedroom is a place where I can feel at home, literally. Where I can escape and just bum out, listen to my stereo or just do homework without being disturbed, freshman Todd Heinze said. The fact that their room was, in a sense, their own possession warranted a very defensive posture from some independent minded individu- als. It's specifically mine , I can do anything I want to in it, i.e. destroy it, and my parents won't do anything , junior Dan Hale said. Though many bedroomies found their present set of living accomodations quite adequate, others found the need for something a bit more elaborate. My ideal bedroom would be something like the Taj Maha' junior Jason Brice said. I woulc thoroughly enjoy the marble an gold fixtures and the extra close space. Z Z Z f Z Z Z Z Z Q Ui? HAHA ER KNOW IT INSIDE OUT

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My worst fear is that my best pfriend will try I have to eat breakfast every morning or else I used to carry a pink stuffed hippo to tests for I always tie my left shoe before my right shoe for I and set me up it ruins the good luck, until I reasons yet un- I with another one whole day for got my SAT known to my- I of her friends. me. scores. se1f. W -junior Mark Kastner -freshman Steve Declerk -junior Kris Bins -senior jeremy Warren THE Am OF Fnusrrumou As he practices for the choir's produc- tion of Fiddler on the Roof, senior Sam johnson vents his anger as a pitying participant tries to give some words of support. iPhoto by staffl During a game I never step on a white line on the fieId. !!!Coach Howard Bushong EAR IT ELF Rejecting a belief in the bad luck of black cats, ladders, broken mirrors and Friday the 13th, the fearful instead chose to develop their own superstitions and ways to avoid bad luck. To the superstitious, even the normal, every day act of driving had its share of ill omens. Whenever I'm driving around with my friends and one of them sees a car with only one headlight, they scream 'pfdiddle' and hit the nearest person on the shoulder, junior Brian Steeg said. Red lights, stop signs, curves and railroad tracks also made superstitious drivers fearful. Whenever I run a yellow light I touch the ceiling in my car. If I run a red light, I punch it, senior Tracy Knox said. Many Athletes and sports teams shared their own super- stitions passing them on from year to year and following them religiously. When we really need to score runs someone says 'rally caps' and we all flip our caps around, senior Brad Newberry said. In addition to team super- stitions, many individuals held their own beliefs on how to avoid bad luck. During a game I never step on a white line on the field, coach Howard Bushong said. Expressing an intense belief in the power of bad luck, stu- dents and teachers found them- selves following time-honored superstitions and creating their own means to bypass ill omens. Edited bv S Povne

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lx AH, WHAT PEACEFUL SLUMBER Taking a nap before a big night out, senior Ross Baumann sprawls out on his bed while sunglasses protect his eyes from harmful indoor lighting. iPhoto by Julie Kessnerb l 'A V i' Qi p if esZ,,e , H.1, ' if i biiii 5. . ff ,.e. REFUGEE Assessing the damage done to his room, junior Reed Hawn shifts through remnants of possessions after a fire destroyed his family's house. iPhoto by jeremy Thompsonb Vsecmc Our Reading a ski magazine, freshman Trey Collins sits in his appropriately adorned room. Students decorated their rooms with icons of their favor- ite pastime. iPhoto by Kim Markingb My ideal bed- It would be out I like to deco- It's specifically room would be in the jungle, rate my room mine, I can do something like with birds and with photos, anything in it, i.e. one of the rooms fruit, like the one posters and all destroy it, and in the Taj Ma- in Mosquito sorts of strange my parents won't ha1. Coast. junk. do anything . -junior jason Brice -soph. Heather Balcelak -junior Eric Dreher -junior Dan Hale Bedrooms Edited by Brion Steeg